Monk's Music

by Thelonious Monk Septet

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A landmark album that brought together a multi-generational ensemble of jazz giants, including both Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane on tenor saxophone. The rich, intricate arrangements for the four-horn frontline and the powerful performances, particularly the sparring between the two tenor legends, make this a quintessential document of Monk's compositional genius and a high-water mark of the hard bop era.

Genres

  • Hard Bop

Tracklist

  1. Abide with Me
  2. Well, You Needn't
  3. Ruby, My Dear
  4. Off Minor
  5. Epistrophy
  6. Crepuscule with Nellie